pstconv

A java command line tool to convert proprietary Microsoft Outlook OST/PST files to EML or MBOX format, even if the file is password protected. OST/PST content is parsed and extracted with java-libpst library.

Requirements

• Java Runtime Environment 8

Usage

usage: java -jar pstconv.jar [OPTIONS]
 -e,--encoding <ENCODING>   Encoding to use for reading character data.
                            Default is ISO-8859-1.
 -f,--format <FORMAT>       Convert input file to one of the following
                            formats: mbox, eml. Default is eml.
 -h,--help                  Print help and exit.
 -i,--input <FILE>          Path to OST/PST input file. Required option.
 -o,--output <DIRECTORY>    Path to Mbox/EML output directory. If it
                            doesn't exist, the application will attempt to
                            create it. Required option.
 -v,--version               Print version and exit.

Building

To build this project you need:

• Java Development Kit 8
• Apache Maven 3.6.x

Assuming all the tools can be found on the PATH, simply go to the project directory and run the following command:

$ mvn -B package

Releasing

Go to the project directory and run the following commands:

$ mvn -B release:prepare
$ mvn -B release:perform -Darguments='-Dmaven.deploy.skip=true' 

It will automatically assume the defaults for each required parameter, namely, releaseVersion and developmentVersion. If it's necessary to control the values of each version, the release:prepare command can be run as follows:

$ mvn -B release:prepare -DreleaseVersion={a release version} -DdevelopmentVersion={next version}-SNAPSHOT